The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-29

Graut's highest reward in glory i
to hold another Office. After hay
ing had everything in that linz
while in the flesh that was grea
enough to tempt mortal ambition
he is gone into the Office grabbing
business again over beyond thu
wonderful river" 4t4
Thompson leayes out General
Thomas IN his idOIatrics because ht
was Virgiuian aud a slave owner
aud the Times says: F'Did he moi
know that the curse OF slavery was i
divided culse and that equally Will
the South the North should have
been made TO share in the tOrments
of its uprOotingf The North owned
slaves, traded and trafficed in uthem
WAS up to her eyes in the slave
trade, but when slave labor nc
longer paid she sold all she had
boldly to the South and then Went
into the emancipation business
then folded ber hands meekly
across her belly and sanc:imouiusly
cried alound-
Pin Wing, the freman's son,
Was the very worst boy in all Canton,
He ate his mothers picked mice,
He threw the cat in boiling rice,
He ate her up, aud then said he,
''Me wonder where that new cat be-"
Isn't that splendid, and all the
mere splendid because it is the
truth. 1t is history. We thank
the Times for SAYING it. What a
contrast to the ntGerance of the
average Northern Republican poll
tiCiau. The Times thinkstha: Graut,
if living, would be disgusted with
such talk, aud that even Sherman,
once au Impecuuious school teacher
III Louisiana shaking with the
swamp ague aud dosing with quin.
ine, but afterwards great, famous,
sung of in song, told of in story,
general over all, rich, happy and
loved by all the sweet girl grad
yates, wouldn't thank him for such
utterances.
Aud of Sheridan: "Would be, a
stunted captain of infantry, playing
seven mp with a greasy deck of
cards on the frontier, half way in
notion of putting OH a breeeh clOur
aud turning Indian, dwarfed by
barrAck life, sick OF alkali water, no
future bnt jimcrow fort and moth.
lug but sage bruSll forever in sight
afterwards Grants right bOwer,1
one OF the North's idols, the Win.
man, the man that swept
the Shenandoah valley aud was in
ut the death IT APPROXIMATION, and
to day is general over all the army.
rich, happy aud cortent with his
scare aud his aurelS-wOuld he
think the Rev. John Rhcy Th0mp.
Sons Ought nor these three gener.
ais bless LUX, fate, change. or the
South tor the OppOr.
Iunity to win all this glory, gasp
all those sugar plans, hear all this
praise aud have all these mOnu-
nentsl
This commentary Of the Times
lpOn Thompson aud all of his sort,
S rich, racy aud peculiar. 1t says
hat most all OF these decoration |
)ratOrs were sunshine fellows dur.
ug tue war, with as many gewgaws
o prize OK, aud when pinned
lOwn to name his company always
.vaded an answer by assigning to
ecret service department the glory
# his valor. But the modest sol
iier, one who fought according TO
he faith that was in bin aud never
'oaSted who was patient in defeat
nd merciiul iu victory, is the man
rho deserves the praise, and should
e chosen TO the decoration hOhors.
We will all stand on that hand.
Elaine may bluster aud Sherman 4
lay howl, bnt if we fnd ten meu
. a town at the north who will talk
hat way, we will pray the Lord to I
ave il IRON dire and birthstone. We (,
ont care cent whether mau is \
Republican or not, the question is {
ne of eternal hate. Sherman aud !
igalls aud Blaine might just as e
ell make hate the issue, tor it is v
le issue. They may cover il up as o
ley please aud write what they {
ease on their campaign banners, Z
ut 10 it's last analysis it is bate. C
Ihen these notable men get on the y
ump aud abuse the South the prO- b
e say amen and hallelnjab. If b
ey didn't hate us they would turn II
eir backs aud rebuke the slander. y
$. Ingalls, has been TO Texas, u
ii gone home Disguised with he v
'ospecls of educating the negro to n
,te-that is TO vote for the Repub- d
,au party. They dou't take II
Ough Interest in politics to please q
m. Sherman came down to OF. b
Iuize bis party and break the solid Il
,uth, bnt they failed in their mis-. n
Dn. Sherman vas sweet on as ci
ben here, but has gone home bel Il
.erent aud is breathing out d
reateuings and slaughter. But
en- cau't beat Mr.. Clevelaud. he Il
auds like a rock on bic drst dec b.
ration, and the people are for him rr
d for Mrs. Cleveland too, aud all hi
cir children. We have got Cieve Al
Bd's and FOlsom's down here aud 9i
ey are high toned, and snre gTit 5,
iereyer you End them TIE No
eveland's all are descended from IA
liver Cromwell il IS said, and re
over has got the frmBess Of JET \,
'sou Davis, and I hope uiil die ev
"a as good a record. # So NJ
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